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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

PRSay

In today’s unforgiving media environment, decades’ worth of arduous work to build a strong reputation can be destroyed in less than a week. Just skim the headlines and you’ll notice everything from fraud and deadly cyberattacks to ethics violations, faulty products and tone-deaf commercials bringing down the mightiest of organizations.

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Building Trust & Connections: Authenticity’s Role in PR

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Honest communication builds credibility and trust , which goes a long way with everyone involved with your organization (both internally and externally). Authenticity is crucial because misinformation or inauthentic communication can quickly damage a brand’s reputation.

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PR Glossary: 30 Key Terms and Insights Every Professional Should Know

Newsfile

It helps organizations stay informed about their reputation, competitors, and industry trends. PR professionals use this data to assess sentiment, measure reach, identify emerging issues, and adjust communication strategies accordingly. What is Reputation Management? What are the Basics of Crisis Communication Planning?

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What to do when PR Pros accidentally spread misinformation – Kelsey Bohl

Ethical Voices

Joining me on this week’s episode of EthicalVoices is Kelsey Bohl , the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Press Office at Walmart. I also did communications for our vice president of product at the time, where I handle internal all-hands meetings and things like that. I grew up in West Monroe, Louisiana.

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The OpenAI Saga – Or How to Create Your Own Crisis   

The Hoffman Agency

The events of the last few weeks demonstrate how critical communications planning is to safeguard your reputation and win in the court of public opinion. Scenario planning to consider as many eventualities as possible along with the necessary responses, internal communications and escalation processes.

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Engaging (and grilling) the social side of James Grunig

PR Conversations

Is recent social media engagement related to new research and/or a growing personal interest, or is it mainly a tool for reputation management regarding possible (mis)interpretation(s) of your theoretical body of work? A reputation is nothing more than what members of a public think and say about an organization.

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Essential Rules for Preventing a PR Crisis

5W PR

Be sure to conduct a thorough, meaning brutally honest, vulnerabilities assessment to identify the range of scenarios that could threaten your brand’s reputation. No matter your industry, PR expertise in your company should be respected as the moral and ethical compass for a range of boardroom decisions. Adopt Internal Safeguards.

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